King of Jerusalem (titular)

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ceremonial royal title historical title monarchical title

The King of Jerusalem (titular) is a historical, purely ceremonial royal title that traces back to the medieval Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and is still claimed as part of the traditional style of certain European monarchs.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
King of Jerusalem	38
King of Jerusalem (titular) canonical	15
King of Jerusalem (claimant)	1
King of Jerusalem (de facto)	1
Lord of Jerusalem (titular)	1
Titular King of Jerusalem	1
titular Kingdom of Jerusalem	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King of Jerusalem (titular)
Context triple: [Felipe VI, title, King of Jerusalem (titular)]

A. Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a medieval Crusader state established in the Levant after the First Crusade, serving as a key Christian stronghold and political center in the Holy Land.
B. Bohemond VI of Antioch
Bohemond VI of Antioch was a 13th-century prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli known for his role in the later Crusades and his alliances with the Mongols against Muslim powers in the Levant.
C. Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
D. Bohemond IV of Antioch
Bohemond IV of Antioch was a 13th-century Norman crusader prince who ruled both the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli amid prolonged dynastic and political conflicts in the Levant.
E. Elnathan of Jerusalem
Elnathan of Jerusalem was a Judean official mentioned in the Hebrew Bible during the late kingdom of Judah, known for his involvement in the political and prophetic events preceding the Babylonian exile.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King of Jerusalem (titular)
Target entity description: The King of Jerusalem (titular) is a historical, purely ceremonial royal title that traces back to the medieval Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and is still claimed as part of the traditional style of certain European monarchs.

A. Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a medieval Crusader state established in the Levant after the First Crusade, serving as a key Christian stronghold and political center in the Holy Land.
B. Bohemond VI of Antioch
Bohemond VI of Antioch was a 13th-century prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli known for his role in the later Crusades and his alliances with the Mongols against Muslim powers in the Levant.
C. Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
D. Bohemond IV of Antioch
Bohemond IV of Antioch was a 13th-century Norman crusader prince who ruled both the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli amid prolonged dynastic and political conflicts in the Levant.
E. Elnathan of Jerusalem
Elnathan of Jerusalem was a Judean official mentioned in the Hebrew Bible during the late kingdom of Judah, known for his involvement in the political and prophetic events preceding the Babylonian exile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial royal title ⓘ historical title ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
derivesFrom	Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
follows	King of Jerusalem (de facto) ⓘ linked to: King of Jerusalem (titular)
hasClaimedBy	House of Anjou ⓘ House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ House of Savoy ⓘ Neapolitan monarchy ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Naples Sicilian monarchy ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Sicily Spanish monarchy ⓘ
hasDisputedBy	rival European dynasties ⓘ
hasHistoricalPredecessor	Baldwin I of Jerusalem ⓘ Godfrey of Bouillon (as ruler of Jerusalem) ⓘ linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
hasLanguageOfTitle	French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasNoControlOver	Holy Land territories ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
hasNoLongerExistsAs	independent state ⓘ
hasOriginIn	Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
hasOriginInPeriod	Crusades ⓘ
hasTypeOfClaim	titular kingship ⓘ
hasUse	dynastic claim ⓘ part of royal style ⓘ symbolic prestige ⓘ
inception	1099 ⓘ
isBasedOn	hereditary dynastic succession claims ⓘ
isPartOf	complex of historical royal titles in Europe ⓘ
isStatus	non‑sovereign ⓘ non‑territorial ⓘ purely ceremonial ⓘ
linkedToEvent	First Crusade ⓘ
linkedToPlace	Jerusalem ⓘ
linkedToRegion	Holy Land ⓘ Levant ⓘ linked to: Levant region
partOfTraditionalStyleOf	King of Italy (historical) ⓘ linked to: King of Italy King of Spain ⓘ King of the Two Sicilies (titular) ⓘ linked to: King of the Two Sicilies (historical style)
symbolizes	Christian claims to Jerusalem ⓘ continuity of Crusader legacy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felipe VI → title → King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → title → King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ

Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy → positionHeld → King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ

Charles VIII of France → claimedTitle → King of Jerusalem ⓘ